Some employees are just begging to be fired.
Roy Cohen, author of “The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide,” says these professional faux pas could leave you looking for a new job:
• Embellish on Your Resume. Don’t ever lie on your resume. If they’re dissatisfied with you and then they find out that you lied, that’s an easy ticket for them to let you go.
• Make Yourself Invisible. You may find it easier to keep to yourself during work hours, but if you don’t interact with your colleagues or contribute to group meetings, you’ve just earned yourself an “E” – Expendable.
• Annoy Your Coworkers. Not bathing or being unkempt is a big problem. When it comes to downsizing, the smelly are often the first ones to go.
• Shrug off Blame. If the error was clearly your doing, fess up—fast. It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up that gets you into trouble.
• Gossip. If you’re the go-to office source of information, no one will trust you and you could be the first one off the island.
• Be Stubborn — REALLY Stubborn. If you refuse to acknowledge that anyone’s idea might be better than yours, you’re going to find yourself at the end of a very long plank, alone.
• Take What Isn’t Yours. If you didn’t come up with idea or work on a project, don’t act like you did. Taking credit for someone else’s work is akin to stealing in the workplace.
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